View basket “Le Pas Du Chat Noir” has been added to your basket. Blackstone Legacy (Jazz Dispensary) Woody Shaw SKU: ACONC520 Barcode: 888072420786 52.00 £52.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings Released Date: 24th May 2024 Buying Format: 180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Blackstone Legacy (Jazz Dispensary) quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Woody Shaw’s groundbreaking free jazz album reissued! Blackstone Legacy, 1971 debut from the influential jazz trumpeter! AAA mastered from the original tape by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio 180-gram LP pressed at RTI Gatefold tip-on jacket Includes Nat Hentoff’s original liner notes, which include commentary by Shaw This one’s bound to get you all very excited. Craft Recording’s Jazz Dispensary series is honored to announce a vinyl reissue of Blackstone Legacy, the 1971 debut from influential trumpeter Woody Shaw. An elusive grail for many cratediggers, this 2LP release marks the first reissue of the album in more than 50 years. Showcasing the musician’s virtuosic talents as a bandleader, composer and improviser, this politically charged, postmodern classic also boasts impeccable performances by Gary Bartz, Lenny White, Ron Carter, Bernie Maupin, Clint Houston and George Cables. A pioneering figure in modern jazz, Woody Shaw (1944-1989) was revered for his unique harmonic approach and innovative technical abilities on the trumpet. Raised in Newark, NJ, Shaw began performing as a teenager, gaining formative experience as a sideman for the legendary saxophonist Eric Dolphy and spending over a year in Paris, where he honed his craft in clubs across Europe. In the mid-’60s, Shaw returned to the US, where he worked alongside such greats as Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Andrew Hill, Max Roach and Art Blakey. By the turn of the decade, however, Shaw was eager to branch out on his own. Balancing the past with the future, Shaw sought to honor his bebop roots, while embracing the avant-garde. His debut as a leader, Blackstone Legacy, embodied that stylistic bridge. Recorded in December 1970 and released the following year on Contemporary Records, the album featured some of the era’s most exciting talents, including funk-jazz icon Gary Bartz (alto and soprano saxophone), veteran bassist Ron Carter and fusion pioneer Lenny White (drums), plus such innovators as Bernie Maupin (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet) and Clint Houston (electric bass), as well as the esteemed keyboardist George Cables, whose work as a composer is also highlighted on two of the LP’s tracks (“Think On Me” and “New World”). In the album’s liner notes, Shaw spoke to Hentoff about his intentions behind the record. “We’re trying to express what’s happening in the world today as we — a new breed of young musicians — feel it. I mean the different tensions in the world, the ridiculous war in Vietnam, the oppression of poor people in this, a country of such wealth. . . . We’re all also trying to reach a state of spiritual enlightenment in which we’re continually aware of what’s happening but react in a positive way. The music in this album, you see, expresses strength — confidence that we’ll overcome these things.” Shaw added that the album was dedicated to the era’s youth, as well as to “the freedom of Black people all over the world.” He continued, “The ‘stone’ in the title is the image of strength. I grew up in a ghetto . . . I’ve seen all of that, and I’ve seen people overcome all of that. This music is meant to be a light of hope, a sound of strength and of coming through.” Artist Woody Shaw Genre Jazz Label Craft Recordings Buying Options 180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Format 180g , 2LP , Gatefold Sleeve Condition New Country UK Track Listings Disc 1 Blackstone Legacy Think On Me Lost and Found Disc 2 New World Boo-Ann's Grand A Deed for Dolphy Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Eric Dolphy Outward Bound Jazz | Analogue Productions (Prestige) | 180g, 1LP Released 15th August 2017 £45.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eric Dolphy Outward Bound £45.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions (Prestige) SKU: APRJ8236 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Keith Jarrett Bordeaux Concert Jazz | ECM | 2LP Released 14th October 2022 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Keith Jarrett Bordeaux Concert £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 4576608 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 14th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Louis Armstrong LOUIS WISHES YOU A COOL YULE Jazz | Verve | 1LP Released 11th August 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Louis Armstrong LOUIS WISHES YOU A COOL YULE £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 5573569 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Someday My Prince Will Come Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 27th June 2012 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Someday My Prince Will Come £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP494 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 27th June 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Baby Face Willette Face To Face Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 21st October 2016 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Baby Face Willette Face To Face £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: LP84068 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 21st October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nina Simone Nina Simone And Her Friends: An Intimate Variety of Vocal Charm Jazz | Bethlehem | 1LP Released 16th December 2014 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nina Simone Nina Simone And Her Friends: An Intimate Variety of Vocal Charm £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Bethlehem SKU: ABET6041 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th December 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nat King Cole Just One of Those Things Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 1st September 2010 £65.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nat King Cole Just One of Those Things £65.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: APP90345 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 1st September 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ray Barretto Barretto Power Jazz | Concord | 1LP Released 20th November 2020 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ray Barretto Barretto Power £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord SKU: 7217634 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lonnie Smith All In My Mind Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 24th April 2020 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lonnie Smith All In My Mind £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 860039 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 24th April 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Landmarks Jazz | Universal/Blue Note | 1LP Released 28th April 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Landmarks £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Universal/Blue Note SKU: 3772606 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th April 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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